MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
online education are empowering
people
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning technology organizations
must deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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